U.S. failing to find and help victims
Human Trafficking in America
Work visa program is rife with problems
Dec 9, 4:04 PM
The largest suspected human trafficking ring ever uncovered by U.S. law enforcement brought its victims into the country on commercial airliners, using completely legal documents, records show. For almost a decade, three companies and 12 accused human traffickers charged in a landmark Kansas City human trafficking case allegedly took advantage of a guest worker visa program that is easy to defraud.
Hostage House, Part 3: Family link offers solace — and peril
Oct 7, 5:45 PM
Don’t act like you know me. Please! The middle-aged woman from Central America, who has been held hostage in a Southern California drop house for the last two years and eight months, is desperately trying to signal her niece.
- Kingpins live the high life on workers’ efforts
- Money flows home to poor countries
- Decades pass, yet abuse cases persist
- One worker’s injury on the job incurs the wrath of an angry trafficker
- Traffickers rely upon labor recruiters in faraway lands
- Protecting the victims
- The Star’s human trafficking project team
